Cicadas are out on the Green River
Updated 6-26-09
Fly fishing is good now on the Green, Provo and many other streams. Heavy rains can muddy the water but at other times the streams are in good shape.
Green River cicadas are out but not in the numbers expected. But big Mormon crickets are also out and providing some good action.
A wide variety of bugs will be found on the streams during the next few weeks. Your arsenal may include Green Drakes, Caddis, Stoneflies, PMDs and other patterns. Check with the guys in the fly shops to learn the best patterns where you want to fish.
Trout fishing is good at most reservoirs. Right now fish are scattered - they can roam freely because water temps are conducive. But temps will warm considerable during the next few weeks and trout will soon move to cooler spots. That often means deeper or toward inlets. Shore fishing will slow as that happens. Enjoy shore fishing now and then prepare to fish deeper as summer progresses.
Lake Powell striper fishing is improving, with topwater boils becoming more consistent. Striper fishing is good now and will get even better over the next few weeks. Smallmouth, catfish, bluegill and other species are also relatively easy to catch.
Uinta Mountain lakes continue to open up. Lakes accessible by vehicle have been stocked and should offer fair to good fishing. You can now hike to some backcountry lakes but trails are muddy and the high passes are not yet open.
These Reservoirs Should Be Good During the Next Few Weeks:
- East Canyon for trout and bass
- Rockport Reservoir
- Uinta Lakes along Hwy 150
- Mirror Lake
- Flaming Gorge for trout and bass
- Red Fleet for trout and bass
- Steinaker for trout and bass
- Starvation for walleye and bass
- Jordanelle for trout and bass
- Utah Lake for catfish
- Scofield Reservoir
- Fish Lake
- Lower Bowns Reservoir
- Otter Creek Reservoir
- Piute Reservoir
- Lake Powell for stripers, smallmouth, pan fish
- Sand Hollow for bass
(This contains highlights from the Utah fishing report on RedRockAdventure.com. Read the full report.)
Good fishing
- Dave Webb
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